No Hospital Near Crotona Shed
Dr. Eugene H. Porter, New York State Health Commissioner, has denied the application of the Westchester county board of supervisors, to es tablish a hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis in the town of Yorktown, because of the danger of polluting the New York City water supply. The site for the proposed hospital is 4,800 feet from the Croton reservoir, and through the properly flow two streams running into the reservoir, one 850 feet from the proposed hospital site and the other 950 feet. Dr. Porter, in his opinion, said that the most serious objection to the proposed site is the danger of pollution to the New York City water supply, which is drawn from the Croton reservoir. Protests against the location of the hospital in Yorktown were made by the Merchants’ Association of New York City, the board of water supply of the city and various other organizations, while the site was favored by Homer Folks, secretary of the State Charities Aid Association, and Dr. Thomas S. Carrington, assistant secretary of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, and others.
Dr. Eugene H. Porter, New York State Health Commissioner, has denied the application of the Westchester county board of supervisors, to es tablish a hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis in the town of Yorktown, because of the danger of polluting the New York City water supply. The site for the proposed hospital is 4,800 feet from the Croton reservoir, and through the properly flow two streams running into the reservoir, one 850 feet from the proposed hospital site and the other 950 feet. Dr. Porter, in his opinion, said that the most serious objection to the proposed site is the danger of pollution to the New York City water supply, which is drawn from the Croton reservoir. Protests against the location of the hospital in Yorktown were made by the Merchants’ Association of New York City, the board of water supply of the city and various other organizations, while the site was favored by Homer Folks, secretary of the State Charities Aid Association, and Dr. Thomas S. Carrington, assistant secretary of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, and others.
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